CVE-2023-2574 Authenticated Command Injection

High 8.8 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Advantech EKI industrial gateways via a crafted POST request in the device name field.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-2574?

CVE-2023-2574 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Advantech EKI-1521, published on 8 May 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Advantech EKI-1524, EKI-1522, EKI-1521 devices through 1.21 are affected by an command injection vulnerability in the device name input field, which can be triggered by authenticated users via a crafted POST request.

Weakness: CWE-77, CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2574?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Advantech Eki-1521 Firmware, Advantech Eki-1522 Firmware, Advantech Eki-1524 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2023-2574?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2574 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2023-2574 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-2574 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x9rg-f8pv-j6rh.

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